MINUTES
MONTANA SENATE 67th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
COMMITTEE ON STATE ADMINISTRATION
Call to Order: Chair Douglas (Doug) Kary, on January 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM, in Room 335 Capitol
ROLL CALL
Members Present in the Committee Room: Sen. Douglas (Doug) Kary, Chair (R) Sen. Bryce Bennett, Vice Chair (D) Sen. Gordon Vance, Vice Chair (R) Sen. Mike Cuffe (R) Sen. Ryan Osmundson (R) Sen. Walt Sales (R)
Members Present by Zoom Video Conference: Sen. Janet Ellis (D) Sen. Mike Fox (D)
Members Excused: None
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Ginger Aldrich, Legislative Branch Katherine Anderson, Remote Meeting Coordinator Jacelyn Sterling, Committee Secretary
Audio Committees: These minutes are in outline form only. They provide a list of participants and a record of official action taken by the committee. The link to the audio recording of the meeting is available on the Legislative Branch website.
Committee Business Summary:
Hearing & Date Posted: SB 56, 1/15/2021; SB 57, 1/15/2021
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HEARING ON SB 56
Opening Statement by Sponsor: 15:01:46 Sen. Jason Ellsworth (R), SD 43, opened the hearing on SB56, Make MDT, FWP employee grievance procedures same as for other state employees.
Proponents' Testimony: 15:03:12 Michelle Keele, Human Resources Division, Montana Department of Transportation EXHIBIT(sts11a01)
15:04:25 Eric Strauss, administrator, Department of Labor and Industry EXHIBIT(sts11a02)
Opponents' Testimony: None
Informational Testimony: 15:05:52 Rebecca Dockter, chief legal council, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks EXHIBIT(sts11a03)
Questions from Committee Members and Responses: 15:06:16 Sen. Ellis 15:06:37 Jacelyn Sterling, committee secretary 15:07:15 Sen. Cuffe 15:08:41 Sen. Ellsworth
Closing by Sponsor: 15:09:11 Sen. Ellsworth
HEARING ON SB 57
Opening Statement by Sponsor: 15:10:07 Sen. JP Pomnichowski (D), SD 33, opened the hearing on SB57, Revising laws related to reports to the Legislature. EXHIBIT(sts11a04)
Proponents' Testimony: None
Opponents' Testimony: None
Informational Testimony: None
Questions from Committee Members and Responses: 15:14:07 Chair Kary 15:14:17 Sen. Pomnichowski 15:14:30 Sonja Nowakowski, Legislative Services Division
Closing by Sponsor: 15:14:58 Sen. Pomnichowski
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Committee Business: 15:15:31 Chair Kary 15:15:44 Ginger Aldrich, Legislative Services Division, (LSD) 15:22:08 Chair Kary 15:22:48 Ms. Aldrich, LSD 15:23:24 Sen. Ellis 15:23:56 Ms. Aldrich 15:24:39 Sen. Cuffe 15:25:01 Ms. Aldrich 15:25:34 Jacelyn Sterling, committee secretary 15:25:51 Ms. Aldrich 15:26:47 Chair Kary 15:27:03 Ms. Aldrich 15:27:42 Chair Kary 15:28:48 Sen. Cuffe
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ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment: 3:29 PM
______Jacelyn Sterling, Secretary js
Additional Documents:
Additional Documents:
EXHIBIT(sts11aad.pdf)
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